Samuel Blackall | |
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| 2nd Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 14 August 1868 – 2 January 1871 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | SirGeorge Bowen |
| Succeeded by | George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
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| Born | (1809-05-01)1 May 1809 Dublin, Ireland,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 2 January 1871(1871-01-02) (aged 61) Brisbane,Queensland |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery,Queensland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | Georgiana Rowles (1833–1853) Catherine Bond (1858–1864) |
| Profession | Politician |
Samuel Wensley Blackall (1 May 1809 – 2 January 1871) was an Irish soldier and politician, who was the secondGovernor of Queensland from 1868 until he died in office in 1871.[1][2]
Blackall was born inDublin, Ireland into a prosperous Irish family and attendedTrinity College, Dublin at the age of 15, but did not graduate.[3] In 1827 he joined the85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, as an ensign and was appointed a lieutenant in 1832. He sold his commission in 1833 after five years service and joined theRoyal Longford Militia, as a major.[4]
Blackall entered Irish public life in 1833, becomingHigh Sheriff of Longford for 1833 and, several years later,high sheriff of County Tyrone for 1862.[4][5] In between those appointments, he spent four years as anMP in theBritish House of Commons for the constituency ofLongford.
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From 1851 to 1857, he worked in the colonial service asLieutenant-Governor of Dominica. After some trouble with theColonial Office, he returned to colonial service as governor ofSierra Leone, then governor in chief at the West African Settlements from 1865, and thenGovernor of Queensland from 1868. Blackall's tenure as governor was dominated by aconstitutional crisis caused by a deadlock in theLegislative Assembly of Queensland.
By 1870, Blackall's health was declining rapidly, and shortly after selecting the highest burial site at the newToowong Cemetery, he died in office on 2 January 1871.
The town ofBlackall in Queensland was named after him, as was theBlackall Range and Blackall Terrace inEast Brisbane and the merchant shipSS Governor Blackall.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLongford 1847 – 1851 With:Richard Maxwell Fox | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Queensland 1868 – 1871 | Succeeded by |
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